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Hurcomb, Cyril William, 1st Baron Hurcomb
Hurcomb, Cyril William, 1st Baron Hurcomb
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Date of birth:
February 18th, 1883
Date of death:
August 7th, 1975
Nationality:
British
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Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Assistant Secretary
Unit:
Finance Branch
,
Ministry of Transport
,
British Government
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1922
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
February 4th, 1922
Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB, civil division)
Rank:
Chairman
Unit:
Electricity Commission
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1938
Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.2)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Director-General
Unit:
Ministry of War Transport
,
British Government
Awarded on:
January 30th, 1948
Royal decree no. 34, dd. 13-2-1947
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Director-General
Unit:
Ministry of War Transport
,
British Government
Awarded on:
June 15th, 1948
Grand Cross of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB, civil division)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Director-General
Unit:
Ministry of War Transport
,
British Government
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1946
Grootofficier in de Kroonorde
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Director-General
Unit:
Ministry of War Transport
,
British Government
Awarded on:
December 23rd, 1948
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Rank:
Chairman
Unit:
British Transport Commission
Awarded on:
June 8th, 1950
1st Baron Hurcomb
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)
Sources
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Nederlandse onderscheidingen aan Britse staatsburgers voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38192/page/741/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38929/supplement/2775/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34518/supplement/3688/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13786/page/263/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37407/page/6/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13774/page/5/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38330/page/3647/data.pdf
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/38492/page/6741
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